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You assume "most DCUMers" assume that.  I don't think that's a valid assumption, I think it's more just a reflection of your own disdain of other posters.  I happen to think most of us are pragmatic enough and know enough about statistics to know what 1% or 2% is and we don't really appreciate you insulting our intelligence.  And regardless of whether one personally has a dog in the hunt or not with regard to their own kid it still makes sense to pursue G&T just as it makes sense to pursue Special Needs programs for those who need it, regardless of your own kid's needs.  Please don't be so selfish, folks.[/quote]

I find the analogy to Special Needs interesting.  Most parents that have kids with special needs work hard to ensure that their kids are mainstreamed while receiving the specialized services they need to succeed in school.  Why are gifted programs always about removing gifted kids from the general population?  Is there research that supports this strategy as being in the best interest of the gifted student or in the best interest of the school population as a whole?

I know an extremely gifted child at my son's school.  His parents are more concerned about their son's social skills than his academics and I don't know that a magnet school would help with his issues.[/quote]

I don't think anyone here is specifically advocating for separating G&T kids out.  I think the arguments of numbers were put out there to demonstrate that there is definitely a sufficient critical mass of kids across the DCPS and DC PCS system to merit taking a serious look at G&T.   If DCPS can justify keeping a school with 400 kids open, then they damn sure could justify a G&T program that would support 1500 students.

But that said, mainstreaming is less of an issue for G&T as the reasons for mainstreaming special needs (socialization and adaptation to become high-functioning).   I think any idea of specialized schools would be more a question of things like test-in STEM magnets or other types of advanced specialty focus areas in academics which are broader and not necessarily specific to G&T.   Whether specifically geared toward G&T or not, those types of offerings would meet a huge demand as well.[/quote]

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